Oslo City Guide

The following is an article accurately transcribed from page 47 of the Oslo City Guide.

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Perfect relax in Coma

Are you fed up with long queues and ignorant waiters? Enjoy Oslo as the natives do. Whenever thirsty or hungry - Coma at Grünerløkka is a place for you.

Grünerløkka is one of the most charming and pulsating urban districts of Oslo. In Helgesensgate 16 you'll find Coma. A very pleasant restaurant with a genuine and well-supplied bar. The place is decorated 1970-funky style. Here you'll feel an authentic atmosphere, where the local inhabitants associate with people from all over the world, meets for a lunch, a glass of wine - in deep philosophy or a simple small talk.

"We are an ultimate combination of a restaurant and a bar. When the guests have finished their meal, they move further on to the bar for more enjoyment. People often stay here from daytime, during early evenings and until we close. We open 11 am and we serve food until 11 pm. In the weekends we have open until 03 am", Coma's manager Mustafa says.

"We offer an extensive lunch menu, and in the daytime we play laid back chill-out music. I believe we have made a perfect place for relaxation. We can turn the large windows facing the street wide open and bring in the pulsing city life instantly to the tables.

"Hunger maker"
When you pass Coma a noticeable scent of food reach the nose, which results in many ad hoch decisions for dining out in stead of home ... Besides, the prices are reasonable, and if you are in an exclusive mood Coma offers one of Oslo's most extensive champagne menus.

"Our kitchen is international with many exiting tastes. I will also point out our hambuirger, which got the top score in several newspapers, says Mustafa.

"For a little bit more simple ordering we offer a 3-dishes and a 5-dishes meny, or an 8-dishes surprise menu. As the menu, the staff is international. Here people meet from all over the world, whether it's behind the bar or at the tables. The chef is Italian, and among our employees we have people from Norway, Sweden Turkey, Columbia and Australia. At Coma everybody feels like home," Mustafa says.

Perfect localisation
Grünerløkka is a bar and restaurant paradise! In this area it's simply impossible to get bored. Bars and restaurants are in such a number that you never will experience the "horror of queues". It's also a safe area, with an almost total lack of aggression.

"In general people here are polite, and the service is much better than in other parts of the city," Mustafa says. "Being a restaurant manager in such a city culture is very important to me." (Liv Loftesnes)